I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Chapter 356 It's a trick

Mang Gurtai had long dismissed the fighting power of the Ming people in his heart, and when he heard this, he was both angry and amused, thinking that this Li Chengyin was really arrogant.

How can he say that he is also the Big Four Baylor of Daikin, and he actually said that he is an unknown junior?

But Mang Gurtai changed his mind and thought again, he simply used his tricks to make Li Chengyin arrogant, so as to tease him out of the city. How did He Shixian die back then?It's not that arrogant!

He rolled his eyes, pointed to the big yellow umbrella behind him and said:

"Li Chengyin, look, my father Khan is here to supervise the battle, you come down, you won the sword in the hands of your Sanbeile, let's talk about other things!"

After that, he urged his horse forward and shouted:

"Listen, I want to have a duel with that famous general, so don't interfere!"

Li Chengyin saw this big yellow umbrella in the distance when the slave army was besieging the city. It is said that it is the place where the slave chieftain supervises the battle. This is a good opportunity!

He was overjoyed for a while, if he could really capture the slave chief alive, wouldn't it be a one-off battle?

Just thinking of this, the offensive of the slave army on the east side suddenly weakened, and Li Chengyin faintly saw that the big yellow umbrella was retreating surrounded by the slaves.

Li Chengyin's breathing gradually became quicker, and he pressed his hand firmly against the brick wall, making a quick decision in his mind, whether to chase or not to chase.

At this time, a soldier reported:

"General, the yellow umbrella has retreated all the way, and it is almost out of sight!"

Li Chengyin was even more anxious. After leaving this mountain pass, there was a flat river in front of him, and it would be too late to chase him, so he waved his hands quickly:

"Go out of the city to pursue, capture and kill the slave chief!"

"As ordered!"

As soon as this order was issued, Li Chengyin's eyelids twitched wildly. He looked down the city again and suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Although Jiannu retreated, they retreated in an orderly manner. The slave soldiers around Manggurtai were all white horses and armored, and each one was a master of riding and fighting!

Li Chengyin was born as a martial artist, and also a veteran in the battlefield who has been stationed in Liaodong for a long time.

He had heard that the former general of Shenyang, He Shixian, was ambushed when he led his troops to chase after the Jiannu army retreated. They didn't seem to be repelled by him, but more like...

A premeditated lure the enemy to go deep!

What a barbarian, he actually learned how to use tricks. When Li Chengyin came back to his senses, he always felt that something was wrong. Didn't the old slave chief say that he was at the south gate? Why did he suddenly arrive at the east gate?

"and many more--!"

"Don't chase after me, shoot me a cannon, aim the cannon fire at that big yellow umbrella, and give me a hard bang!" Li Chengyin made a decisive decision and ordered:

"Also, send someone to ask Man Gui if he found Nu Chief's big yellow umbrella at the South Gate!"

Mang Gurtai originally thought that Li Chengyin would be like He Shixian, greedy for merit, and was easily lured out of the city by himself, setting up an ambush to wipe them out.

In the beginning, the Ming army in the city was indeed moving around as he expected, preparing to go out of the city to chase "Nurhachi" under the big yellow umbrella.

But not long after, the sound of soldiers and horses mobilizing stopped, but countless black guns were aimed at the city. Even he felt palpitations and uneasiness.

Mang Gurtai pointed his knife at the city, and laughed loudly:

"Why, Li Chengyin, are you afraid of me?"

Seeing that he was ready, Li Chengyin let out a sneer, showed his head, and replied loudly:

"Daijin's Sanbeile, right? I think you are stupid for reading the Three Kingdoms. Do you think I can't see such a simple way of seduction?"

"If you can't see these little tricks of yours, then I, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, will really be a piece of paper!"

"The Military Weapons Department of the imperial court has just sent a batch of new cannons. You, Master Li, and I will use these new cannons to send you Jian slaves to heaven!"

"Come here, aim and hit the master!"

With an order, the cannons and guns fired at the top of the city.

A large number of Houjin troops ambushed under the city, and all of them showed their true colors at once, screaming and howling, running out and fleeing in all directions.

Even heavy armor is completely unable to resist the power of bird guns and artillery.

This Li Chengyin is worthy of being a brave general, he picked up a blunderbuss, pointed it at the bewildered Mang Gurtai in the city, and raised his hand to shoot.

With a bang, the buckshot hit Mangurtai's right arm, and the huge inertia directly knocked him off his horse.

The Hou Jin army had suffered a lot from the firearms of the Ming army when facing the army of Jun Song and Liu Ting in the Battle of Sarhu.

At that time, if they hadn't blindly attacked by relying on numbers, they probably wouldn't be able to take down any Ming army with enough ammunition to split their way.

Since then, many people have had some psychological shadows about the sharp firearms of the Ming Dynasty.

Li Chengyin laughed wildly:

"Go home and call your slave, Lao Tzu, to come see me, you're not good enough!"

Mang Gurtai's plan failed, he was seen through, and was seriously injured. He was angry and ashamed, but how could he show weakness?

Mang Gurtai gritted his teeth stiffly, briefly treated the bleeding wound, then returned to his horse, commanding the Hou Jin army outside the east gate to continue the attack.

But at this time, the Ming army at the top of the city had already made their preparations, and before the soldiers of the Jin army approached again, countless lead bullets and projectiles fell among them.

The current post-golden army has paid a heavier price than the initial attack.

Li Chengyin seemed to have learned the lesson of He Shixian's defeat, and he was determined not to leave the city, relying on the fortified city's heavy artillery to hold on, constantly stimulating Mang Gurtai's fragile nerves in words.

"Baylor, get down!"

Boom boom boom...

Suddenly, a white-armored soldier threw down Mangurtai, who was commanding the battle.

When Manggurtai reacted, he felt the explosion sound like thunder, and his ears were buzzing, suppressing all the screams and shouts of killing.

Mang Gurtai stared at the position where he was just now, and it had turned into a bloody pit of some size.

The well-equipped and battle-hardened Ba Yala guard died just like that under a shell at the top of the city, leaving no bones left.

"Baylor, Baylor!"

Seeing this, the commanders not far away were shocked, and they all gathered around to check the safety of their coach. This scene was clearly seen by Li Chengyin from the top of the city.

He was glad that he made the right decision, and he was not blinded by profit and made the wrong decision, which led to a situation where he lost everything.

Li Chengyin, who had tasted the sweetness, kept ordering:

"Keep firing, don't stop the cannon!"

"Ren Guozhong, bring some of the people's excrement and urine he collected from the city, cook it, and throw it into the city to feed these slave soldiers!"

Early the next morning, the sun rose.

Above and below the city wall of the east gate of Shenyang City, there are black muzzles erected on every crenel, black smoke billows up, and the pitch-black bricks and stones tell of the fierce battle last night.

The south gate is even more tragic.

Dai Shan and Huang Taiji led the Houjin army to have been engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat with the Ming army commanded by Mangui. There were corpses missing limbs everywhere in the city.

There are post-Jin soldiers, and there are Ming soldiers who defend the city.

Blood stained the moat red, and the corpses of Jin soldiers and Ming soldiers filled the ravines below the city, even on top of every enemy building at the top of the city.

The sound of shouting and killing resounded through the sky all night, and the roar of guns and guns was endless.

This was an extremely fierce battle, fighting overnight, both sides dropped thousands of corpses, but failed to get any good fruit to eat.

As the sun gradually rose, the Horn of the Houjin Army sounded the sound of "Woooo", and then a large number of Houjin soldiers retreated like a tide.

Soon, the Ming army at the head of the city looked up blankly, and cheers rang out.

This is a short-lived victory. After the Golden Army is finished, it will definitely make a comeback, but this victory gave them confidence.

Because this time, the imperial court sent reinforcements.

Chapter 357

Everyone was cheering. Ren Guozhong, who was in charge of patrolling the city, came over, breathed a sigh of relief, and asked, "General, do you want to order the pursuit?"

"No need."

Man Gui said categorically: "Jinglue's order is to let us stick to Shenyang, and until the reinforcements from the superintendent arrive, all troops and horses will not leave the city, and those who venture into the city will be killed."

"As ordered!"

Ren Guozhong clasped his fists, watched the messenger go down, and said:

"It's finally over, I thought how difficult it would be for slave soldiers to fight."

Hearing this, Man Gui turned his head and glanced at him, but didn't say anything. After all, morale is a good thing. He just asked: "How is the East Gate? I heard that Mangurtai is in charge."

Man Gui and Mang Gurtai fought against each other, and this is not an easy enemy to deal with.

This Jurchen's bravery in battle is just one of them. While talking about the Han people and Han culture, he gave full play to various strategies in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms in the battle.

It is this kind of vulgar strategy that everyone knows, but it often wins by surprise in battle. He Shixian was lured out in Shenyang three years ago, and was defeated and killed.

Ren Guozhong laughed and said:

"The East Gate is indeed in charge of Mang Gurtai, the son of Nu Chief. Li Zongbing has never dealt with him, and the two chatted for a while."

"It is said that Mangurtai used the yellow dragon umbrella of the slave chieftain to lure the defenders of the east gate out of the city. General Li ordered to pursue them, but for some reason, he changed his mind and retreated."

"After all, He Shixian's vision of the past is right in front of his eyes..."

Speaking of He Shixian's disastrous defeat, Ren Guozhong, who was just a small boss back then, also had lingering fears in his heart.

In the evening, all the generals guarding the various gates returned to the Shenyang Commander's Mansion to give orders.

Among the guards of the four gates, Li Chengyin of the east gate gained the most. In the battle, he saw through the seduction scheme of Hou Jin Sanbeile Mang Gurtai, and wounded him himself.

Until now, Mangurtai's life and death are unknown.

During the one-night battle, the generals of the East Gate beheaded six leaders, big and small, including Hou Jinniulu Ezhen and Dutong of the Han Army, and beheaded 580 soldiers from the Eight Banners.

After Hou Jin retreated, when he went out of the city to confiscate the battlefield, he got 850 six horses of the Eight Banners, other light and heavy armors, fine steel tiger spears, sharp swords, armored battles and luggage, countless of them.

The South Gate, where Man Gui personally supervised the battle, was second in terms of gains, but the casualties greatly exceeded the East Gate led by Li Chengyin.

Since the Hou Jin army carried heavy equipment during the first siege of the city, almost all of them were at the south gate, so from the very beginning of the battle, both sides were fighting with their lives.

Overnight, the Eight Banners Army led by Nurhachi boarded the city of Shenyang for the first four times, each time they were repelled bravely by the soldiers led by Man Gui, but they were always on the verge of collapse.

Everyone knew in their hearts that if there hadn't been an accident at the East Gate this time, and Li Chengyin had made great contributions, Shenyang would not have been able to hold out last night.

One-third of the generals guarding the south gate were bleeding.

More than 46 Ming troops died in the bloody battle with the Eight Banners soldiers. Three generals at the rank of participating generals died in battle, and a total of [-] generals below the participating generals were beheaded by the Eight Banners soldiers.

The combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners soldiers can be seen from this.

Since the other two gates were not the main targets of the Hou Jin army, there were almost no casualties, and what was captured was only the sentinel cavalry of the Hou Jin army, dozens of people.

Man and Gui integrated the battle situation of various sects, reported the results of the battle to Beijing, and asked for rewards for the generals. Everyone was overjoyed and excited.

When Nurhachi returned to the camp, he yelled at Zhong Baylor.

The original plan was to take Shenyang overnight, but now that the Eight Banners army has suffered such heavy casualties, Shenyang is still solid and stable.

In fact, compared with the casualties of the Ming army, [-]% of the casualties of the Jin army were the cannon fodder of the Han army transferred from various places.

Due to its strong combat effectiveness and excellent armor, the Eight Banners of its headquarters suffered less than a thousand casualties this time, almost one to three of the Ming army's battle losses.

But the problem is that the population base of the Han people is many times larger than that of Hou Jin. Although the Jurchens are brave, they die in battle and one less.

The strength of the Han people can be continuously replenished from the Central Plains. Such a war of attrition cannot be judged by battle losses. If the previous battles were all attrition like this, Nurhachi would not be able to reach the current situation at all.

In previous battles, Nurhachi personally led the army and chased the Ming army everywhere.

For him, it is commonplace for him to defeat the opponent's army of tens of thousands of people and incorporate them into thousands of Han troops, while his own casualties are only single digits.

But the bannerman who died in one night battle this time was enough to make Nurhachi's heart bleed. Not only him, but also the rest of the post-Jimbeile couldn't believe it.

He threw down the blood-stained tiger-headed broadsword and asked:

"Didn't the east gate be attacked by Sanbeile? It was agreed to continue the fierce attack. Why did he not surround it strictly, retreat without authorization, and come and go again and again, dampening the spirit of my army?"

"Where did Mangurtai die, and why is no one seen now!?"

Seeing that King Khan was furious, the Baylors dared not speak.